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0. J ARNOLD: PRESIDENT @

THE BACHMAN AGENCY

WICHITA, KANSAS

J. FULLER GROOM, REPRESENTATIVE
313-14 ORPHEUM BUILDING
WICHITA, KANSAS

DIAL 2-2155 Jamary 53,1941.

Mr. Phog Allen,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansase

Dear Mr, Allen;

I am writing this letter to you,hoping that it may reach
the officials who are responsible for ruling against the eligibility
of Gerald Tucker of 0.U. to play in the Big Six games this season, I ,
of course, know nothing of your personal attitude in the matter, and
am expressing what I believe to be what the average Kamsam is thinking

_ who is interested in College Basketball,

To me the whole objection seems very technical. While
there may be some grounds for ruling against Tucker, isnt this rule
there to protect the schools against professionalism and the raiding
of athletesfrom another school?. Alig one who knows Gerald Tucker
knows that as a student he makes top grades, is trying to equip him-
self to play his part in this world, and lacks any taint of professio nalism
at all, To take advantage of what we in the ranks think is a trivial
technicality , to keep a good man from playing in the regular games
is going to make the championship of the Big Six a pretty hollow sort
of thing, Most of us will be saying ,whenever a team beats 0.U,, " Yes,
but you had to kick Tucker out to do it,

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Another thing, this young man will playing with Uncle Sam
» He doubt , a year fram now, and may never again have the privilege
of playing for any University, While this may be ‘sob stuff*, yet let us
te fair to these young bucks who mst go into the front lines for us,
and give them a break for tye next few months,

I am a Kmsan, have always been so, and in any game between
0.U. ami either Kansas State or K.U. would always be found rooting for
our teams, but I am afraid my enthusiasm wuld't be very keen,if I mat
see our teams play 0.U. without Tucker in the lineup,

Will you be so kind as to forward this letter to those
responsible for deciding against the eligibility of Tucker, as I believe
the sentiments,herein, represents the cross section of Kansans who
are interested in Kmsas Collegiate sports,

Sincere A 2 4 a
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